Massive hematuria due to ruptured iatrogenic aortic pseudoaneurysm: A case report

We report an interesting case of massive haematuria secondary to a rupture of a pseudoa- neurysm of the abdominal aorta below the renal vessels. A 65-year-old woman present- ed at our institution with a painful massive haematuria and anaemia. Two months before, she undergone a pelvic surgery complic...

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Main Authors: Valerio Vagnoni, Caterina Gaudiano, Giovanni Passaretti, Riccardo Schiavina, Eugenio Brunocilla, Cristian Vincenzo Pultrone, Marco Borghesi, Giuseppe Martorana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-06-01
Series:Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/1767
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Summary:We report an interesting case of massive haematuria secondary to a rupture of a pseudoa- neurysm of the abdominal aorta below the renal vessels. A 65-year-old woman present- ed at our institution with a painful massive haematuria and anaemia. Two months before, she undergone a pelvic surgery complicated by an accidental injury of the right ureter sutured with a end-to-end anastomosis. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan with intravenous contrast showed a right-sided hydronephrosis with clots in the lumen of the right pelvis with a massive retroperitoneal hematoma due to a rupture of a iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta below the origin of the renal arteries.
ISSN:1124-3562
2282-4197